Garment-supporter



P. GRABLER.

GARMENTSUPPORTER'.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT 29. 1919.

1,368,335. Patented Feb. 15,1921.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PETER GRABLER, OF LAKEWOOD, OHIO.

GARMENT-SUPPORTER.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, PETER GRABLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lakewood, in the county ofGuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment- Supporters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to garment supporters and particularly to that type of such devices utilized by men for supporting trousers.

More specifically the invention relates to the combination of shoulder straps connected by a pair of coextensive tapes, a garment member comprising strap portions also connected by co-extensive tapes and a connector comprising a main frame for receiving the tapes of the garment member and provided with a friction roller engaging one of the tapes of the shoulder straps and another frame swiveled about the axis of the first roller and provided itself with a roller adapted to engage the other tape of the shoulder strap. The construction produces great flexibility in the connecting device itself and great yielding capacity in the shoulder straps and their tapes.

This invention may be further briefly summarized as consisting in the construction of parts hereinafter set forth in the following description, drawings, and claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of a portion of a garment supporter constructed according to'my invention; Fig. 2 is a detail view of the con" nector; 3 is a side view of the connector; and *ig. 4 is a sectional view.

In the drawings, 1 and 2 represent the shoulder straps which are provided with coextensive tapes 3 and 4: at the rear. The garment member comprises strap portions 5 and 6 which in like manner are provided with co-extensive tapes 7 and S. The tapes of both the shoulder straps are adjustably connected by a connector which comprises a main frame preferably formed of wire and comprising side portions 9, and a lower straight bar member 10 for receiving the tapes 7 and 8. Eyes 11 are arranged at the upper ends of the side portions 9 and they engage inwardly extending portions 12 arranged in parallelism with the bar member 10 and providing a shaft for a roller 13 which is engaged by the tape 4 of the shoulder straps. Forming a part of the inwardly Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed Sept-ember 29, 1919.

Patented Feb. 15, 1921.

Serial No. 327,270.

extending portions 12 are side portions 14: extending upwardly therefrom and united to form a cross bar portion 15 for receiving a friction roller 16. The parts 12, 14 and 15 also form a frame. The friction roller 16 is engaged by the loop 3 of the shoulder straps.

It will be seen from the foregoing that when the supporter is in use the garment member may move freely about the portion 10 of the main frame according to the various positions which the wearer assumes. The tapes passing from this portion 10 also form a swivel for it. It will further be seen that the tapes of the shoulder straps in passmg over the friction rollers are permitted to move back and forth thereon and to swivel about the same. It will also be seen that the linked tandem arrangement of the frames permits it to yield and accommodate itself to the various movements of the wearer.

The bar 10 may be provided with a roller similar to the roller 13.

My particular connector may be used either on the front or the rear of the garment supporter, as may be desired.

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. In a garment supporter, the combination of shoulder engaging means, garment engaging means, tapes secured to one of said means, and a connector comprising a main frame, a second frame swiveled to said main frame, a roller rotatably mounted upon said connector about the axis of said swivel connection, and a second roller rotatably mounted on said second frame in parallel relation to said first named roller, said rollers being engaged by said tapes and said second frame being engaged by the other of said engaging means.

In a garment supporter, the combination of garment engaging means, shoulder V engaging means, tapes secured to one of said means, a'connector between said tapes and the other of said engaging means comprisinga pair of frame members having swivel connection with each other, one of said frame members being engaged by said tapes,

while the other frame member is engaged by other bar being engaged by the other of said" engaging means. r

4. A connector for garment supporters, comprising a main frame of substantially U-shape, a second frame of substantially rectangular shape, said main frame having its ends swivelly connected to one of the stretches of said second named frame, a roller rotatably mounted upon said second named frame and extending between the ends of said U-shaped frame, and a second roller rotatably mounted upon the other stretch of said second named frame.

5. A connector for garment supporters, comprising a frame of substantially U-shape, a second frame having a bar parallel to the closed end of said U-shaped frame, said first named frame having its ends swivelly connected to said second named frame, a roller rotatably mounted upon said connector about the axis of the swivel connection beween said frame members, and another roller rotatably mounted upon thebar of said second frame.

In testimony whereof I affix my si nature.

I r PETER GRABiiER. 

